“Here’s a photo of my empty pack after I had to cut away my main parachute because it didn’t open," he wrote. “I can tell you – the feeling of the blue reserve parachute opening and functioning properly was miraculous. This has never happened to another student before at this school. LP lives on.”

And for some followers, the image was more than a cautionary tale.

"Swear i was head over heels for sky diving but after seeing what he had been throu, ill pass," one wrote, while another noted "Poor fella. No matter what horrible things he’s tweeted/YouTubed, I’m glad he survived. Still, karma came calling & he paid it in full."